Bath property business founder Caroline Arundell loses cancer fight

The founder of Bath property business Homelets has died after a short battle with cancer.

Former nurse Caroline Arundell has been praised for her dedication to helping people to find the right home.

Her sister Veronique Barat-Muhiddin said: “She was tireless in her dedication to make sure that Homelets of Bath was to become what it is today and its reputation supersedes itself. This has come from Caroline’s nature of caring both for her clients and for her customers while always going the extra mile.

“This also must include her commitment to her staff who worked in the background to make it the best business she could make it.”

Ms Arundell was born in Bristol to Anglo-French parents.

She studied at St Ursula’s convent school in Bristol before moving to London to work in nursing.

Later Ms Arundell moved to Bath, and started Homelets.

Her sister said that Ms Arundell wanted Homelets of Bath to survive as an independent firm, and that Ms Arundell’s son Marcus will continue her work.

In her spare time Ms Arundell did voluntary work, most recently at Dorothy House Hospice Care.

She also supported Marcus in his voluntary work, and hosted an event in London to support brain cancer research.

Ms Barat-Muhiddin said: “There is no one to replace our Cali. She was a very private person but to us she was vivacious and happy go lucky, a champion at Scrabble and always the belle of the ball.